Dover goes Mad!

27 December 2007

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Is this the sexiest wet kiss in the ocean since Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr grapplingly frollicked through the surging surf in From Here to Eternity Well yes indeed it is. You bet. And where did it happen. No not in a sunkissed california, no not in the hot tropical tropics of the equatorial sun, but right here on a Boxing Day Beach !! with the wind blowing up your rafters...well I never.... Yes it is of course Doverforum adman Barry Wadsworth-Smith in up-close harmony with the lithe and lovely wife of the Town Clerk, yes Mrs Carole Webb herself. Oooh I say ...!! Fantastic. No gossiping at the back.

Yes Dover goes mad on Boxing day. There must clearly be too much wine in the local turkey stuffing, or too much port in the munchable mince pies, because they all take leave of their senses. They strip down to their basics, girls and fellas alike, and rush headlong into a freezing surf. They oughter be certified so they oughter..so they oughter for going in the woughter!

Okay reel yourself back if you will, prior to the mad gallop into the raging surf, and here you have the enthusiasts lined up ready for the off. All champing at the bit. Never have so many white bodies been seen gathered together at any one time before. I grappled around for sunglasses before I took this shot in an effort to avert the blinding dazzle. No sunglasses were available alas, but one soldiered on regadless. Nary a tan was seen.

This is the oh so colour co-ordinated back up team for Barry W-S..even the flask with the Hot Horlicks is colour co-ordinated. The Hot Horlicks was on hand in case poor B W-S made a hot horlicks of it all and needed reviving. But No - it wasnt called into play, save for social purposes! The team are of course Jan T and Colette B.

Ah here we have it, action man himself Vic Matcham. Vic was wearing full cricket gear with added parasol, indeed I have another picture somewhere showing all. Vic was having trouble resurfacing due to water overload in the cricket leggings department " they were weighing me down" said Vic pensively. However Vic survived to tell the tale after scaring all the sharks away, and as ever was great fun. Seen here of course with surf babe Carole Webb again. There was such a lot of frollicking going on..well, really!

Another shot of the dynamic duo Carole and Vic. Fantabadosy! love it!

Ah, there's a wee bit of an unfortunate shadow there on Vic's face as he tries to blow young Barry a gentlemanly kiss in the ear. The shadow is from the highly aloft parasol, but nevertheless the picture does show the fantastic outfit Vic was wearing. Anyone for Cricket indeed...not likely..the ball was fifty yards out into the sea and I wasnt going after it!! But look at the gorgeous day. Would you believe its Boxing Day now, would ye now?

keith, Dover wrote:
brave people
hope they all had fun
keith
Guest 641 wrote:
Mad is an understatement but great fun though, it's nice to feel me toes again, Brrr was it cold. From Here to Where? lol!
Tony, Dover wrote:
That's a great spread of pictures Paul, by looking at the main shot of Carole Webb & Barry W-S you can see their eyes bulging with the cold, they must be mad.
Guest 656 wrote:
What lively photo's PaulB capturing the fun and exitement of the day and what a lovely sunny morning it was too. Well Done to all the brave souls who ventured into the cold Dover Sea. Vic you looked splendid in your full"Anyone For Cricket" attire and Carole and Our Barry done us all proud.
Jeane Trend-Hill, Essex wrote:
Brilliant photos, really captured the spirit of things - fantastic!
Guest 649 wrote:
Well done to the Dover Forum another first the pictures were great hope more will join us next year we will be coming out from the new building then, and it will be my last year of going into the sea I will be 67yrs old then I am looking foreward to see some of you next Saturday at 1400hrs for the big balloon race I am puting up the cash pize to the winner of £50 and also some for the 2and3 place on behalf of the Festival of Dover 2008 and also you can pick up your free F/Magnets with the calender of events in Dover for 2008 we have all the events on it ones that are there each year, and new ones some which are the first time in Dover. But more about that later on. Also today I will be writing on my life in the latest comment that will be tonight.

Fr Vic Matcham Cllr of River
Guest 640 wrote:
Vic let us know where the Ballooon event is on. Thanks for all the comments girls and boys and lets have some more, all part of the community service. Gawd this event is a larf !
Barbara & Roger Diplock, Hayling Island, Hampshire wrote:
Had a phone call today (Thursday) from my darling brother Barry WS, couldn't believe what he was telling me. There I was stuck in a queue eveyone else shopping for England when he told me he had a dip in the sea on Boxing Day. 'Say that again, I said 'what did you say, it certainly sounded like you had a dip in the sea' 'I did' said Barry. 'Your having a laugh' or did we just get transported to Aprils Fool day. Well he said the pictures were on the forum so I just had to have a peak.
What can I say, very brave, very cold & very stupid.
Well done to everyone. They actually do that down here in sunny Hayling but never had the nerve to do it. I just hope that horlicks was laced with whisky.
Great forum. Love to all
Babs & Roger
Guest 656 wrote:
Hi Babs, Welcome to Doverforum, nice to have you on board. Well now you know for certain that your Brother is as nutty as you may have suspected all these years lol!
Roger , Dover wrote:
What a lovely, but cold day.
Barmy but so brave
Happy but freezing cold.

Great pictures Paul, you made it look like high summer, instead of Boxing Day.

Congratulations to all who went in - your certificates are in the post !!

Roger
Guest 663 wrote:
Good pic,s yes they are brave(to cold for me well done barry) don,t forget sat pencester between 2 and 3 oclock launch of 2008 festival of dover together with Dover town council, hope some of you guys can make it.